Human Tissue Act

The Human Tissue Act is a framework for regulating the
storage and use of human organs and tissue from the living, and the removal,
storage and use of human organs and tissue from the deceased, for specified
health-related purposes and public display.

Human tissue can be defined as material which has come from
the human body which consists of, or includes, human cells.

It aims to make consent a fundamental principle underpinning
the use and storage of human tissue.

It is overseen by the Human Tissue Authority (HTA), which regulates
the removal, storage, use and disposal of human bodies, organs and tissue.